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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 25, 2015

Hawks silence Swallows, take 2-0 lead in Japan Series

The second game of the Japan Series played out almost like a carbon copy of the first. Right down to the part where the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks were celebrating another victory.
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TENNIS
Oct 11, 2015

Wawrinka claims Japan Open title after clinical win over Paire

Top-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland won his fourth ATP Tour title of the season on Sunday, defeating France's Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the Japan Open.
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LIFE / Travel
Oct 10, 2015

Saitama's 'Little Edo' is big on Japan's colorful history

As my smartphone clock flashes from 11:59 a.m. to 12 p.m., I watch the visitors to Kawagoe, in Saitama Prefecture wipe the sweat from their foreheads and direct their attention toward a more primitive form of time keeping — the Toki no Kane (Bell of Time) tower in the middle of the town square.
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TENNIS
Oct 5, 2015

Nishikori regains composure to beat Coric at Japan Open

It was not the perfect first-round victory that Japanese fans expected from their hero, Kei Nishikori.
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JAPAN
Sep 26, 2015

Residents of Russian-held isles disputed by Japan await diplomatic resolution

Russian residents of an island chain at the center of a dispute that has held up a Japanese-Russian treaty to formally end World War II hope a diplomatic solution will lure tourists and investment to help refurbish rickety infrastructure.
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CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Aug 21, 2015

Japan celebrates the GIFs that keep on giving

GIFs — which stands for graphics interchange format, don’t you know — have made the Internet an even more enjoyable place than before, and we have the receipts to prove it.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2015

Japan consumer confidence fell to lowest in six months in July

Consumer confidence tumbled in July to the lowest in six months, raising the risk of weakness in spending that could weigh on the economy this quarter.
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BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2015

Japan's automaker association warns of 'downward spiral' in China sales

China's vehicle market has shown signs of a "downward spiral" that will eventually hit Japanese carmakers, according to the head of Japan's auto association.
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JAPAN
Jul 18, 2015

Japan's submarine hunter aircraft visits Britain with contract in mind

Japan brings its submarine-hunting aircraft to a British air show, signaling its intention to compete for a potential multibillion-dollar contract.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 13, 2015

Equities said under threat as 'death cross' forms over Japan's REIT market

A "death cross" has formed over Japanese real estate investment trusts (REITs) for the first time in Shinzo Abe's 30-month prime ministership, fueling speculation a bear market is imminent and equities are about to get hit.

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